WWE Royal Rumble 2018 Results, latest Royal Rumble winners & video highlights

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Men's Royal Rumble match

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Nakamura takes to the air to take out Sami Zayn

Aiden English came out and the crowd was wild for Rusev Day. He announced Rusev as the first entrant to the Royal Rumble match.

Finn Balor was entry #2. Rusev lifted Balor and tried to eliminate him right away, but Balor slid under and stayed in it. It was clear that the power was on Rusev's side, but what wasn't was speed, which Balor utilised to land a slick dropkick.

Rhyno entered at #3. Baron Corbin entered at #4 and he took out everyone. Corbin eliminated Rhyno and was quickly dumped out by Finn Balor. In pure shock, he dragged Balor out of the ring and assaulted him, hitting the End Of Days outside.

He took out Rusev outside too and as he was leaving, Heath Slater was #5. He struck him with a big right hand and he got knocked out. It took referees and backstage officials to get Corbin out.

Elias entered at #6 to a great reaction. He kicked Slater along the way and entered the empty ring and said the clock was stopped until he gave the performance of the night(it wasn't stopped).

None other than NXT Champion Andrade 'Cien' Almas! He got a thunderous response. He too kicked Slater along the way and he took out Elias fast, hitting the running knees. He couldn't get the hammerlock DDT and got clotheslined. Bray Wyatt was out next at #8 and Slater almost crawled into the ring, only to get sent into the barricade.

Bray sent Slater into the barricade. Bray planted Elias with a urinage and took out Balor, who came back inside to try to fight off The Eater Of Worlds. Bray had complete control and he didn't let Rusev back in.

Big E was entry #9 and he outpowered Bray, restoring order. Tye Dillinger was #10 but he didn't come out. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn attacked Dillinger. Owens was ready to take his spot but Sami said that "he got this" and took his spot.

Did we mention that Sami attacked Slater too? Sheamus was #11 and he put Slater in the ring. Slater shockingly eliminated Sheamus in seconds. Funnily enough, this happened on his birthday. Bray then eliminated Slater.

#12 was Xavier Woods, who went straight after Bray. Big E and Woods used their teamwork to dominate everyone in the ring. Apollo Crews was #13.

#14 was the Royal Rumble favourite Shinsuke Nakamura. The crowd was still singing his theme while he was clearing the ring. He placed Sami Zayn on the top turnbuckle and hit the knee to his gut to eliminate him.

#15 was Cesaro. He almost eliminated Balor but Almas saved him. Rusev and Cesaro had a battle of strikes, with the crowd firmly behind Rusev. One of the most entertaining Royal Rumble performers Kofi Kingston was #16.

Apollo Crews was close to eliminating Cesaro, who grabbed the ropes on time. The two had a struggle in an attempt to eliminate each other, but an uppercut by Cesaro saw Crews eliminated.

Jinder Mahal was #17 and eliminated Big E and Xavier Woods. He was Jerry Lawler's pick to win. Seth Rollins was #18, wearing the ugliest pants ever. Why did he think that was a good idea?

Rollins eliminated Cesaro in quick, slick fashion as he fell down and pushed Cesaro up and out with his legs. Jinder Mahal seemingly eliminated Kofi but Kofi's leg was on Xavier's body. Big E put a plate of pancakes to save his legs and he stepped on it. He used Big E & Xavier's hands as a spring and jumped OVER the ropes before hitting an enziguri and eliminating Mahal in a stupid fashion.

Andrade threw Kofi over the ropes, eliminating him. #19 was Woken Matt Hardy. He confronted Bray Wyatt and they eliminated Rusev. He and Bray then eliminated each other.

John Cena was #20. All competitors in the ring attacked Cena and then went at it themselves. Elias tried to take out Cena but the 16-Time Wolrd Champion threw him out. Hurricane was the surprise #21 to a huge pop. Cena seemed bewildered and Hurricane tried to chokeslam him, but Cena threw him out.

#22 was Aiden English. #23 was none other than NXT superstar Adam Cole. He was taped up after his war with Aleister Black the prior night.

#24 was the two-time Royal Rumble winner Randy Orton. Almas tried jumping to Orton but he was met with an RKO and then eliminated. Great showing for the NXT Champion. #25 was Titus O' Neil.

The Miz was #26! He hit the "It" kicks on Rollins & Cena. He hit a skull-crushing finale on Cena and Rollins superkicked the spit out of Miz's mouth. #27 was the returning WWE legend Rey Mysterio! He got a thunderous ovation. He eliminated Adam Cole and hit a 619 on The Miz, dominating the match.

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The Big Dog Roman Reigns was #28, and he struck Cena first thing. He hit everyone with a big right and confronted The Miz. He nearly eliminated him but The Miztourage saved him before getting taken out by the Superman punch.

Rollins & Reigns had a confrontation but they power bombed Miz to eliminate him. Roman directly eliminated Rollins, who could do nothing but smile.

Goldust was #29(why?). #30, the most anticipated entrant was Dolph Ziggler. Well, there's nothing much to say there. Ziggler nearly eliminated Cena but didn't. Ziggler was eliminated fairly quickly by Balor.

The star power saw six left in the ring. It was the new era vs the Ruthless Aggression era. They faced of 3 vs 3. Reigns would eliminate Randy Orton and Finn Balor dumped Rey Mysterio out.

One of the best final 4s ever: Roman Reigns, John Cena, Finn Balor & Shinsuke Nakamura. They came head to head and Reigns told Balor "You can't see me" before attacking Nakamura. Cena and Reigns stood off, with Cena pointing to WrestleMania.

The crowd chanted "You both suck" before Nakamura and Balor attacked them and had a face-off of their own. This time the crowd was appreciative.

They battled and were then taken out by Cena and Reigns, who had their confrontation. Cena knocked Reigns down with the shoulder tackle and Reigns got back at him with a Samoan drop.

Reigns was cocked and loaded but Cena caught him and slammed him down. Nakamura got ready for a Kinshasa on Balor but Cena threw him out to a chorus of boos. Finn Balor lasted 57 minutes, officially being this year's iron man.

Both Cena and Reigns attacked Nakamura but soon went at it themselves. Cena was trying to suplex Nakamura to the outside, but he evaded it. He put Cena over the top rope onto the apron. He struck Cena and had him down, knocking him out and eliminating him with a Kinshasa.

It was down to Nakamura and Reigns. Nakamura tried putting him in a triangle from the outside, but Reigns outpowered him and power bombed him to the centre of the ring.

Nakamura kneed Reigns and went for the Kinshasa with momentum on his side, but Reigns hit the spear. Another attempt at a spear was met with a Kinshasa and Nakamura eliminated Reigns, winning the Royal Rumble.

Shinsuke Nakamura won the Men's Royal Rumble match

After the match, Renee Young asked which champion he wanted to face at WrestleMania, and he responded simple: "A.J Styles".

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